So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had said, “Come to me again the third day.”
1 Kings 12:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He said to them, “Go away for three days, then come again to me.” So the people went away. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He replied, Go away for three days and then return to me. So the people departed. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. Common English Bible He answered them, “Come back in three days.” So the people left. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them, "Go away, until the third day, and then return to me." And when the people had gone away, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone, |
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had said, “Come to me again the third day.”
Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the older men who had attended his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”